Retirement party

After the beating Brett Favre took from the New Orleans Saints during the NFC Championship Game, many thought this was his latest retirement party. The Vikings would lose...but Favre would be back.

After the beating Brett Favre took from the New Orleans Saints during the NFC Championship Game, many thought this was his latest retirement party. The Vikings would lose...but Favre would be back. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

After the beating Brett Favre took from the New Orleans Saints during the NFC Championship Game, many thought this was his latest retirement party. The Vikings would lose...but Favre would be back.Ronald Martinez/Getty Images